Warriors' Stephen Curry game-time decision for Game 4

OAKLAND -- Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is a game-time decision with a sprained left ankle.

X-rays were negative, a team official said, and no MRI was to be taken. Curry is getting around-the-clock treatment. Officially he's a game-time decision. But his chances of playing are made dicey by the earlier start. Sunday's game tips off at 12:30 p.m., giving Curry about 36 hours of rest and rehabilitation.

"Again, as usual, just staying true to the process," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "He'll get treatment all day long. I'll stay in constant contact with him. We'll see how he feels and make a decision whether he plays or not tomorrow."

The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) hits the floor as the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) tries to strip the ball during the first half of Game 3 in their second round playoff game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, May 10, 2013. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
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At the 4:40 mark of the fourth quarter in Game 3, Curry, dribbling at the top, rolled his right ankle. He immediately began limping and gave up the ball. The Warriors eventually fouled to stop play, but he stayed in the game, waving off the substation.

It was the same ankle Curry sprained in Game 2 at Denver. It hadn't been a problem since he got his second anti-inflammatory injection just before Game 4 at Oracle. Golden State had three days off before the Spurs series.

Curry has been the heart and soul of the Warriors (already without All-Star forward David Lee) and without him, their chances at upsetting No. 2 San Antonio appear suspect.

"He'll play," guard Klay Thompson said with certainty. "No question about it. He will play through anything. He's got heart."